Say ‘I do’ to these expert-approved wedding cakes (from just £50!)

Score: 81/100

Love Lola’s? Supersize that cupcake into a two-tier wedding cake for your big day, available in chocolate, vanilla, red velvet, lemon or blueberry-flavoured sponge.

Decorated with vanilla buttercream and studded with sugar pearls, the light, fluffy sponge had a homemade, natural-tasting quality that was described as “fantastic” by testers.

Score: 80/100

Always dreamt of designing your own wedding cake? This simple naked design hints at the sponge beneath and is a beautiful white base for you to add your own creative flourish.

It’s available in six flavours – we sampled the raspberry, lemon and carrot versions – and the latter stood out with its caramelised spicing and light cream cheese icing.

Score: 79/100

This ready-assembled two-tier wedding cake was voted “best design” by the panel, due to its elegant, simple look. The texture also proved spot on, with incredibly light and fluffy sponge and airy icing. However, one tester did point out that the sponge was so light and fluffy, it could prove tricky to portion out to a crowd.

The delicate sweet vanilla flavour – which reminded some of a children’s birthday cake – is complemented by the sticky strawberry jam, making it perfect as a light option after a heavy meal. Simple and convenient, it ticks a lot of boxes. It's also our top-rated cake with nationwide delivery!

Score: 78/100

If you’re looking for a cute cake that won’t break the bank and will be a real crowd-pleaser, look no further than Connie the Caterpillar. The supersized chocolate bug (and rumoured girlfriend of Colin) can be personalised with a message for your special day, and will feed up to 40 people, for just £50.

It smelt incredible, with a simple, sweet chocolate flavour without the richness, but for some the texture was a touch dry. To compensate, try serving it was a dollop of cream on the side. You can't go wrong. And, yes, a giant Colin is also available if you want a his and hers cake display.

Score: 77/100

Harrogate-based bakery, Bettys, has been making wedding cakes for over 100 years, so you’re in safe hands. We tested this traditional fruit cake encased with soft icing, which was packed with dried vine fruit, laced with cinnamon and finished with a generous glug of brandy.

Our testers described it as “excellent”, particularly enjoying the rich molasses notes and nutty marzipan layer. And the sponge itself is moist, dense and firm, so it would happily take on extra layers should you need to feed more guests.

If you’re interested in ordering it for your big day, do note it has a slightly longer lead time of three months.

Score: 76/100

Marks & Spencer’s two-tier naked wedding requires self-assembly, but we think it’s a great base to put your own stamp on.

The madeira sponge is pleasingly light and fluffy, with a simple but crowd-pleasing vanilla flavour, finished with sweet buttercream icing. Just add your own flowers, et voila, you’re good to go!

Score: 76/100

It’s your wedding day, and if you want fruit, classic sponge and chocolate tiers to tuck into, then you should absolutely not settle for anything less. Waitrose has got the memo, offering all three in this pre-set, three-tier cake.

The fruit cake layer is rich, sweet and well spiced, the rich chocolate version conceals creamy buttercream within, and lastly there's a delicate, super-soft vanilla sponge with raspberry jam. In short, there's something for everyone.

Each moist layer is covered in a super thick layer of sweet icing and is decorated with all-over sugar pearls – so all you need to do is take a snap with it and serve.

Better still, Waitrose delivers this nationwide, for a delivery charge of just £4 – bargain!

Score: 75/100

Available in one, two or three tiers, this London-based bakery offers its bakes in a wide range flavours to suit everyone (we tried the vanilla, chocolate and carrot versions).

The classic vanilla sponge has a homemade flavour, wasn't overly sweet and was described as moist and soft by our panel. The carrot cake proved popular too, with a touch of spice, notes of caramelisation and delicious cream cheese icing, while the rich chocolate cake really benefited from the generous chocolate buttercream filling.

Whatever flavour you go for, they're all finished with white icing, acting as the perfect base for your fresh flowers.

Score: 72/100

Giant single-tier wedding cakes, or “table cakes”, are a major bridal trend right now. This striking square cake is so handy for serving, and all of CakeBox’s creations are egg-free for those with allergies.

The beauty of this one is that each guest gets to enjoy a different topping, whether that’s fresh fruit or chocolate pieces, on top of a theatrical swirl of fluffy whipped cream. The vanilla and chocolate sponge flavour was simple, but the texture of the cake was an absolute knock-out. In fact, we think you’d be hard-pressed to find a lighter, airier sponge anywhere.